The question, Mr. Smug, is why PZ Myers or any other atheist doesn't believe in god(s). For both PZ and me, the answer is quite simple. There's zero evidence for the existence of god(s). If there's no evidence for something, then why accept it?
The proof is on those making a positive claim. If you believe in the existence of god(s) then pony up your proof. If you can't then PZ and I will continue to not believe in god(s). Sorry if this concept is too simple for you to understand or accept.

PZ Myers over at Pharyngula has just posted an image which he says succinctly explains why he is an atheist. Here is the endorsed explanation: I'm an atheist because of one simple fact: The burden of proof lies on religion. If you propose the existence of something, you must follow the scienti...

The schedule for the Very Big Atheist Conference of 2011 has been finalized! There are some very exciting sessions planned, and some of your favorite atheist bloggers, writers, and activists will be there -- so be sure to get your tickets early! FRIDAY, APRIL 1 1:00 PM Why Are Atheists Botherin...

A few weeks ago, I asked for submissions for the Stupidest Boat Names and I was not disappointed. These are beauties. Thank You! This would not of course had been possible without the support of the awesome Scuttlebutt. I have tried to categorize them and they have been unscientifically groupe...

Over at Pharyngula there's a Calvinist complaining about how Richard Dawkins set up the Non-Believers Giving Aid project and PZ Myers has the effrontery to point out that There is a false perception that associates church attendance with selflessness and social responsibility, and that because non-believers do not make showy demonstrations of giving in the name of a deity, we must be uncaring. To the contrary, the godless have been quietly supporting good causes as independent agents all along....
The nerve of those atheists, giving aid to Haitians and being public about it. It's like we're shaming those good goddists by showing one doesn't have to be a goddist to give a damn about other people.

In conversations between atheists and believers, is there any way atheists can win? I've been in a lot of discussions and debates with religious believers in the last few years. And I'm beginning to notice a pattern. I've been noticing the ways that believers put atheists in no-win situations: ...

Someone who accepts microevolution but not macroevolution is saying that one can walk across a room but can't walk across a city. Macroevolution is made up of a large number of microevolutionary steps taking place over a long time. Incidentally, neither Eörs Szathmáry nor John Maynard Smith deny that macroevolution takes place. I suspect the Pope either misconstrued the quote or quotemined.
Pope Benedict is a theologian and philosopher. He's not a scientist. He should confine his remarks to theology, where he knows what he's talking about and stay away from science where he displays his ignorance.

Zenit is reporting on an upcoming conference to be held in Rome at the Pope Pius V University Nov. 9 in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.” Unlike other conferences on the subject, this commemoration is built upon the theme “T...

I'm a senior executive for a largish company. I attend a weekly meeting held by the company's president which he always opens with a short, nondenominational prayer. This president has hired and promoted Blacks, Asians, and women into high level jobs. He has privately admitted that he has only two prejudices, gays and atheists. He said that the law requires him to treat homosexuals without discrimination and he does so. He also said the law does not cover atheists and he feels he has free rein to smack them down. I would be a fool to come out of the atheist closet as long as this guy is running the company.

If you're an atheist, and you're promoting atheists coming out and knowing that they're not alone -- but you, yourself, are not entirely out of the closet about your atheism -- does that make you a bad person? Keith Olbermann seems to think so. In his fabled "Worst Person in the World" segment t...

In her rant, Charlotte Allen wrote: "...haven't atheists heard that many religious people (including the late Pope John Paul II) don't have a problem with evolution but, rather, regard it as God's way of letting his living creation unfold?"
Apparently Ms. Allen is unaware of how fundamentalist Christians are trying to get creationism (or its stepchild Intelligent Design) taught in public schools instead of evolution. There have been numerous court cases which have determined creationism is religion. In 2005, Kitzmiller v Dover Area School District (400 F. Supp. 2d 707 (M.D. Pa. 2005)) shot down a board of education's decision to teach Intelligent Design.
No, Ms. Allen, it's not just a tiny fringe of Christians who don't accept evolution. The Pope may accept it, but Pat Robertson, Rick Warren, James Dobson and Mike Huckabee are all creationists.

You couldn't say we didn't see this coming: Charlotte Allen's May 17 Op-Ed article on her dislike of outspoken atheists (think Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins, pictured to the right in that order) has gone viral, sitting at No. 4 on list of most e-mailed latimes.com stories as of 2:45 p.m. toda...